Combination bottle and syringe



March 10, 1925.

I. F. HUEBNER COMBINATIONBOTTLE AND SYRINGE Filed July 20, 1923 s W M l Patented Mar. 10, 1925.-

IRWIN nnonBNnn, or ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION BOTTLE AND SYRINGE.

Application filed July 20,

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, IRWIN F. HUEBNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Bottles and Syringes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices known as combination bottles and syringes. Such devices comprise a bottle adapted to contain a liquid of any sort, such as a medicine, ink, or the like, which for divers reasons it is desired to remove from the bottle in doses or measured quantities by means of a syringe. The syringe ordinarily is of such construction that, when placed in'the bottle, it serves normally as a stopper to close and seal the mouth of the bottle so as to prevent spilling or leakage of the contents.

Heretofore, the neck of the bottle or the opening in the bottle in such devices which received the syringe had been vertical, or substantially so, sothat when the ordinary straight syringe was placed therein it-extended down into the liquid in the bottle in an upright position. Since the syringe was of a predetermined length, so that its lower end would be spaced a short distance from the bottom of the bottle when the syringe was in place to guard against possible breakage of the syringe against the bottle, as soon as sufficient liquid had been removed from the bottle to bring the level of the liquid therein below the lower end of the syringe, there remained in the bottom of the bottle a thin or shallow layer of liquid which could not be removed by means of the syringe. In bottles of substantial cross-sectional area the'amount of liquid which in such cases could not be removed from the bottle was considerable, and where the liquid was expensive, appreciable loss and inconvenience was occasioned the user.

In devices of this character it had been roposed to use a curved syringe in conunction with an ordinary bottle, that is, one having the usual upright neck, in order to remove the lowermost portion of the liquid from the bottle. In such case the curved syrin e when placed in the bottle extended into t e lower corner thereof into which the liquid remaining in the bottle below the level of the syringe tip was caused to flow by tipping the bottle towards that corner. This increased the depth of the liquid in the cor- 1923. Serial N0. 652,783.

ner of the bottle so as to brin the level thereof above thelower end of t e syringe, whereby an additional part of the remaining liquid might be removed. The use of such devices has not found favor, however, primarily due to the fact that the curved type of syringe was quite easily broken in removing it from and replacing it in the bottle, .which operations must be performed slowly and carefully, thereby resultingin loss of time and requiring too much thought of the too frequent careless user. The curved syringes were more or less costly to manufacture than the straight type and were not as easily obtainable'as the latter for replacement purposes.

object the provision of a special bottle WI 'The present invention has for its primary which can be used the ordinary straight syringe by means of which the entire contents of the bottle, almost to the last drop,- can beremoved. A further object is to provide a bottle which may be cheaply-and easily manufactured and which therefore 89 must diifer in shape and construction from ordinary matters on y as much as is necessary for it to perform the particular function for which it is made. The bottle is also intended to be so shaped as to render it conlike reference numerals indicate the same 00 parts throughout the several views, there is shown a practical embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved combination bottle and syringe, the device being shown resting on a support in its normal upright position with the syringe in place; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional vlew taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking downwardly and showing the normal position of the lower end of the syringe in the lowercorner ofthe bottle; and

Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the device,

partially broken away, so as to illustrate the manner in which the syringe cooperates with the bottle, when tipped, to remove the last of the liquid therein.

The container or bottle body proper is shown at 1, the same being preferably of a flat shape, oval in horizontal cross-section,

so asto conveniently fit into'the users hip pocket. Of course, the bottle body may be of any shape desired, but that disclosed in the drawing has been found quite practical.

The articular difference between the bottle.

mem er of the presentv device and that of devices of this'nature heretofore known, is that mine is provided with an eccentrically disposed tubular'neck 2 on the upper part of the body 1. This tubulai neck 2 as will' be seen from Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing,

is located to one side of the center of the body 1 and is disposed at an angle, or at least the openin 3 therethrough is disposed at an angle, so t at the longitudinal axis of is fitted within said flaring mouth 7 of barrel 6. The thickened endwall 10 of bulb 8 has a minute air passage 11 therethrou'gh connecting the interior of the bulb 8 with the interior of the barrel 6. Thus when bulb 8 is compressed, after which the lower end thereof is submerged in the liquid and the bulb allowed to expand, the liquid will rise in the'barrel 6 until bulb 8 is fully expanded. The syringe may then be inverted whereupon the thickened wall 10 ofv bulb 8 will form a support for the columnor body of liquid withinbarrel 6. By reason of the relatively'large surface presented by thickened wall 9, none of the liquid will pass into the/ bulb 8, while the a erture or opening 11 will permit air to e forced bod against \the liquid in barrel 6 for discharge purposes. In order that when. the syringe as placed in the bottle it may also serve to close and seal it, barrel 6 is provided at its upper end just below its flarin mouth 7 with a rubber, or the like, annu lar sealing ring or gasket 12. Although a particular efficient, any other syringelwhich will serve tion .of'the bottom .4

formof syringe for, use-with the bottle has been described, since it has been found quite the samepurpose may well b'used.

' Referring to Figl 1 of the drawing, it will be seen that when the syringe is placed in the bottle so as to bring its gasket l2 into firm sealing contact withthe walls of the opening 3 of the neck, the'barrel 6 of the syrjngeis of such length that the extremity of its constricted tip 6' into contact with the lower corner intersecand the side wall 5 of the bottle. In other words, by reason of the arrangement of the neck' opening 3 ,With reference to the body of the bottle and intersect the meeting line will project almost in neck opening '3 its longitudmal axis coincides with that of neck opening 3, and as in the case of the latter, if extended, would of bottom 4 and Wall 50f the bottle. s

From the above description of the present device, and the illustration of its use in Fig. 3 of the drawing, it will readily be seen that when the liquid which would remain in the bottle in a shallow layer below the lower tip of the syringe and which could not be removed thereby in devices of this character heretofore known, is caused-to fiow to the lower right-hand corner of the bottle by tipping the same (Fig. 3), thereby materially remaining liquid and bringing its level above the constricted tip 6 of the syringe, whereb practically the entire li uid contents o the bottle may be removed y means of the syringe.

It is contemplated that various changes may be made in the construction of the bottle and syringe, and it is therefore desirable to have it understood that the invention is not intended to be restricted to the construction and arrangement of any'of the parts as described except as the same may be limited by the appended claims.

hat I claim is:

1. The combination of a container having a body; a tubular neck for said body having the axis of the opening therethrough su stantially in line with the intersection of increasing the depth of the one of the side walls and the bottom wall forming the container body; and a syringe seated in such neck and having its inner end extending into close proximity to said intersection of the -walls of the container 2. A dispensing container comprising a vessel having a tubular neck the axis of which, extended, meets a point of intersection of aside wall and the bottomv of the vessel and a straight syringe capable ofsealing said neck' and extendmg into close 1n sealing position.

proximity to said point of intersection when 3.--A dispensing container having a containing chamber and a tubular neck opening into said chamber; and a straight syringe extending through and seated in said neck, said syringe'being held by said neck at suchoangle that its no'zzle ti extends into close proximity .to a point 0 meeting of a side wall and the bottom wall of the containing chamben.

4.. As-"an article of manufacture, a container having a body portion and a neck located thereon, the opening through the neck thereof being disposed so that the lon 'tudi nal axis thereof, if extended, will su ntially intersect a point of meeting of a side images Wall and the bottom vall of the container body, said neck opening being designed to have a syringe seated therein'with its nozzle signed to havea syringe seated therein with its nozzle in close proximity to said point of intersection.

6. A dispensing container havin a containing chamber and a neck opening into said chamber at an angle; and a syringe extendingvthrough and seated in said neck, the nozzle of said syringe extending into close proximity to a point of meeting of a side wall and the bottom wall of the containing chamber.

In testimony whereof I have signed my.% 7 name to this specification.

IRWIN F. HUEBNER. 

